Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8374, Robert Dunlap, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Dunlap, Robert
88374
Born near Phila, Pa
CONTENTS
carded

Ohio
26.486
Robert Dunlap in the State of Ohio
was a Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. [blank] in the [blank] Ohio [blank]
No. 100
inscribed on the Roll of Ohio the rate of Dollars Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of and
arrears to the 4th of Semi-ann. allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, { Not June 7, 1832. }
recorded by Clerk, took Vol. Page
N. J. Line. Records corrected. Oct. 4, 1904.

31. 157
Robert Dunlap Ohio
for 1796 p 6 mths $20
can only allow one
J. C. Spinks Perryburg Ohio
Robert Dunlap H. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Robert Dunlap
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 P Capt. Gullie Col. Beane. 82 N. J. Traditions & witness.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. \square This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

31. 157
Robert Dunlap Ohio
Hon. J. H. Crane

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of The act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Ohio Wood County ss
On this twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wood aforesaid Robert Dunlap a resident of Middlestown Township in said County of Wood and State of Ohio aged Eighty four years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he was drafted into the army of the Unit- ed States in the year immediately after the declaration of War in the War of the Revolution and served in the a re- giment not now remembered nor is the year remembered in which he was drafted he served under the following officers that is to say Captain Gubie under Colonel Brainerd, he was at the Battle of Millstone where the Americans gained the victory taking forty baggage wagons with a span of horses to each, that third week in a he was engaged on the side of the Americans, and he thinks the British outnumbered them three hundred strong, the wagons sold for eleven pounds - crowns each after this he joined the army commanded by General M'Clure. That previous to the battle of Brunswick he joined the main army of General Wash- ington but was among the party left to keep up the fire near Newton while Washington marched to Brunswick the fire was kept up to conceal the march of the army that he continued in the service four years under the command of different officers some of whom he now recalls, that he tended the Ferry at Newton for the benefit

of the army for a time. He served more than one term of service but in consequence of his extreme age he can not remember any of the points of time in particular at which he either entered or was discharged from service he went into the service by volunteering in some instances and in others he was drafted he was at one time under the command of Captain Orland a land captain man, he originally entered the service in Huntingdon County in the State of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg he marched thence to Elizabeth Town General Washington was then at the time he sometimes marched to Danbury and sometimes to Brunswick where the British were driven out at the time one time when he was there, he cannot remember many of the incidents occurring during his service nor can he arrange them in their chronological order
Question, proffered to said applicant by the Court
1 st When and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Pennsylvania within eight miles of Philadelphia (I think they called the place Pennypack) on twenty eighth of July in the year Seventeen hundred and fifty three
2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so when is it
Answer My age was entered in my father's bible which is at one of my brother's in Luzerne County New York I have now had a copy from said bible in the said bible But When were you living when called into service when have you lived since the revolutionary war and When do you now live
Answer I was living in said Huntingdon County at the time when called into service I removed to the State of New York after the revolutionary war about forty years ago into Luzerne County near the town of Driek

When I lived about twenty three or twenty four years When I removed to Putney Franklin County, New York (where he continued to reside about thirteen or fourteen years) when he removed to Maad County Ohio where he now lives in the township of Middlestown in said County
4th How were you called into service & were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & did you substitute for whom
Answer I was drafted into the first term of service afterwards was a volunteer and sometimes a substitute but I cannot recall in what reception I either volunteered or was called as a substitute I was out four years in the whole I cannot now remember the names of the persons as whom substitute substitute I served
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served State Continental and militia Regiments as you can not recall and the general circumstances of your service As I recall General Dickinson I do not know whether he was a regular officer or a militia officer Col Bea- ver was a militia officer I cannot remember the names or numbers of any regiments with which I served nor can I remember any more of the general circumstances of my service than is detailed above
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has be- come of it
Answer No I never received a written discharge
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
Answer John Hollister Eld. Wilson, Moriah Bonant and John Elment are respectable persons who will testify to

my Character for morality and this belief in my sue- hies
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State whatever
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three said before me President Judge of the 2 nd Judicial Circuit in Ohio, D. Higgings Robert Dunlop
We Isaac Van Tassell a clergyman residing in Middle- town township in said County of Wood and John Brown of Weston township of said County a clergyman do hereby cer- tify that we are well acquainted with Robert Dunlop who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is respected and beloved by the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we con- cur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed to Isaac Van Tassell the day and year of our Lord } John Brown sen d before me President Judge of the 2 nd Judicial Circuit D. Higgings
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac Van Tassell and John Brown who have signed the preceding certificate are clergymen residing in the County of Wood and that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit. D. Higgings President Judge H. Briggs } ex parte

The state of Ohio } I John Webb Clerk P.T. of the Wood county ss } Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing two sheets contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Painesville this 27 th day of May A.D. 1834
John Webb Clerk P.T.

October 25, 1939.
Mrs. L. Lee Dunlap 80 Ottawa Drive Pontiac, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Am Robert Dunlap S. 8374
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 8374, based upon service of Robert Dunlap in the Revolutionary War.
Robert Dunlap was born July 28, 1753 in Pennypack, within sixteen miles of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given. He had brothers, but did not state their names.
While a resident of Alexander, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, he enlisted very early in the Revolutionary War as private in Captain Gulick's company, under Colonel Beavers in the New Jersey troops, served on different tours, dates not given; he enlisted in March 1778, served one month in Captain Cornelius Gearhart's company, Colonel George Ely's New Jersey regiment, and in October of that year, served a tour of one month in Captain Jacob Gearhart's company, afterwards served at least three months as private in Captain Growendyck's company under Colonel Chambers. During his service, he was he was in the battle of Millstone Creek, and Van Ness Mills and marched to Amboy and other places in New Jersey. He stated that he served over a period of five years, but did not give further dates of enlistments and discharge from service.
The soldier moved from New Jersey about the year 1785 to Seneca County, New York, and lived in Ovid in said county about twenty-four years, from which place he moved to Pulteney in Steuben County, that state, and resided until he moved to Wood County, Ohio.
Robert Dunlap was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed April 24, 1836, at

which time he resided in Middletown Township, Wood County, Ohio. He had lived there since sometime in 1831. He made no reference to wife or children. Robert Dunlap died July 25, 1834.
In 1834, the soldier referred to a brother who was living in Seneca County, New York.
In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was made, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Robert Dunlap Certificate #26486 Issued July 18, 1834 Rate $20 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. Wm
8374
INVALID.
File No. 8374
Robert Dunlap
Rev. Wm
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 122 , Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feby - 10 - 1900 History to C.W. Park Lowell Mich
Apr. 21 '08. Hist. to Mrs. Q.P. Hopkins.
1908, July 23. Hist. to Addie M. Potter. A.E.P.
1921, Apl. 27 hist to Eliz. Abeth. Shephard - Eu
1939 - Oct. 25 - Hist. to Mrs. L. Lee Dunlap 2229

Dayton July 9 th 1834
Sir,
The papers of Robert Dunlap were lent to me at Washington from thence to Dayton. The depositions of Col. White & Mr Hollister are added to the papers heretofore transmitted to your office. Col. White is a physician of character & respectability & Mr Hollister is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Wood Co. - The testimony of both these gentlemen is entitled to full credit. Will you have the goodness to communicate your decision on this case to J. C. Sprick Esq of Perrysburg, Wood Co. Ohio. I am Sir very respectfully James L Edwards Esq. Yrs at Servt Comm ee of Pensions Joseph H Crane

State of New York - § County of Seneca § § Nicholas Gubick of the town of Ovid in the County of Seneca State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is seventy five years old. That he is well acquainted with Robert Dunlap of the town of _____ in the State of Ohio that he knew him the said Dunlap during the Revolutionary war. That said Dunlap lived in the town of Alexander, Hunterdon County New Jersey, and was several years older than deponent. Knew him in actual service of the United States, then Colonies as a private soldier in the New Jersey militia and knows the said Robert served a great deal as a soldier in said war. He was a very devoted whig, and in the town particularly that part composing the militia beat that Dunlap belonged to, contained a great many Tories. It was supposed near a majority - The father of this deponent commanded the militia Company which said Dunlap and this deponent belonged to. This deponent knows that the said Robert was often out on detachments in actual service, in fulfilling his own tour in his class, and often went for others, and served with said Dunlap
This detachment served with said Dunlap about a month. He believes in March & April 1776 under Capt. Cornelius Gearhart at Sandy Hook. George Ely was the Colonel. - Also this detach- ment served with said Dunlap about a month under Capt. Jacob Gearhart at Elizabeth Town point sometimes called Crane point in October November 1776. - Also this detachment served

with said Dunlap as much as three months the following winter (1777) under Captain Samuel Groenendyke from December to March as this deponent believes, Col. Chambers & Major William Chambers were our field officers in this town, we retreated through the State as skirting parties to Washington's army, when he retreated, and we also skirted his troops, within a short distance when he returned to Trenton & Princeton at Princeton we joined Washington's troops in about the middle of the day - During all the above mentioned tours, and this winter & spring the said Dunlap served faithfully as a private militia man in the United States actual service to this deponent's knowledge, as this deponent was with him.
This deponent served as above with said Dunlap a number of other times & tours, which he cannot so particularly specify. Said Dunlap was in the battle at Van Nest's mills.
The said Dunlap served on other detachments, when this deponent was not along, and he was a good soldier, & true to his Country's independence. This deponent thinks he can safely testify to said Dunlap serving as a private soldier in actual service as much as one year, but maybe more -
This deponent has known the said Robert Dunlap intimately every since the revolution - any war, and he has always sustained a very fair character, and his statement is entitled to full credit. Said Dunlap moved from this County to the State of Ohio, about two years ago -
Sworn to this 12 th day of October 1833 before me
James De Mott one of The judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County
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State of New York } ss: James De Mott one of the judges County of Seneca } of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Seneca being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he has been well acquainted with Nicholas Gulick the deponent who testified to the services of Robert Dunlap in the annexed affidavit for thirty years last past and that he is a man of first rate character for credi- bility and is entitled to full confidence. Also this deponent has been acquainted with Robert Dunlap the soldier therein mentioned for forty years last past until he moved to Ohio, and he the said Dunlap has al- ways sustained a fair character and is en- titled to full credit. James De Mott Sworn to this 12 th day of October 1833 before me W m Thompson Commissioner of ands in for the County of Seneca to the last affidavit
Seneca County } ss: I Seba Murphy Clerk Clerk's Office } of the County of Seneca certify James De Mott who before whom Nicholas Gulick has sworn to the annexed affidavit & who has made the above affidavit is one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of this County, and that the signatures to said jurat & affidavit are in his proper hand writing Also William Thompson before whom Judge De Mott was sworn is a Commissioner authorized to take affidavits in this County and his proper signature is there- given under my hand & Seal of Office this twelfth day of October 1833 Seba Murphy. Clerk.

The State of Ohio Middletown Twp. } The deposition of Oscar White } of said township of lawful age } taken before me S. B. Sprink Mayor } of Painesburg the 28 th day of June 1834. -
The said Oscar White being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he has been well acquainted with Robert Dunlap of Middletown Township in said County for the last three years during all which time the said deponent has been the attending family Physician of said Dunlap. Deponent further states that for the first six or eight months after he became acquainted with said Dunlap he has heard him frequently relating anecdotes and incidents that transpired during his services in the Revolutionary war and that he related them with much minutiae and accuracy for a man of his advanced age. Deponent further states that in the fall of the year 1831. The said Dunlap had a severe spell of sickness which greatly impaired his physical as well as mental faculties. Deponent further states that since said sickness he has had frequent conversations with said Dunlap upon the subject of his services as a soldier and that his conversations are entirely disconnected and exhibit a very great want of recollection. Deponent further states that from the incidents related by said Dunlap formerly - their accuracy and connection with the history of the times he has no doubt of the said Dunlap having been a soldier at several different periods

of the Revolution and further Smith Not.
Sworn to & subscribed this 20th of June 1834 J. C. Spink Mayor of Perryburg
Oscar White
The Deposition of John Hollister of Wood County Ohio, deposes and saith that he has been well acquainted with the aforesaid Rob t Duncalf for the three years last past - and from conversation with him have no doubt that the s d Duncalf was at different periods in active service of the United States during the Rev- olution - and further, that the said Hollister inform- ed the said Duncalf of the passage of the Law of 1832 under which he was entitled to a pension as the said Hollister then and now believes - and further that the s d Duncalf was prevented by sickness from applying to the Court to make his declaration pursuant to the Act of June 1834. - and further that the said Hollister believes that his mind has been much improved by sickness within the last two years I further saith Rob t
Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st day of June 1834. J. C. Spink Mayor of Perryburg
The State of Ohio } I, John C. Spink Mayor of said Perryburg } Town do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Oscar White of Marysville Township who is a Physician in good standing and a man of respectability and of whose credibility there can be no doubt. I further certify that I am well acquainted with John Hollister who is a merchant of wealth and standing and that both their statements are entitled to

full credit. I further certify that the above and foregoing deposition were made sworn to & subscribed before me in due form of Law on the 21 st day of June 1834 -
Given under my hand & seal the day and year above - J. Gaffick Mayor of Painesville
The State of Ohio Wood County ss
I John Webb Clerk Pro Tem of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wood aforesaid do hereby certify that John C. Smith before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was and is Mayor of the Corporation of Painesville duly Elected and qualified as such and legally authorized to take de- positions to all whose official acts full faith and credit are and of right ought to be given, and further that I am well acquainted with the said John C. Dear White, Physician, and John Hollister Merchant who are Gentlemen of respectability whose statements are entitled to full credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Painesville this 23 rd day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four -
John Webb

Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
July 18, 1908
Searched by L. D. L.
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, Robert Dunlap Soldier, Robert Dunlap
Service, Rev. War
Remarks: No such claim except Inv. #8374
_____ Chief of Division.

Columbus, Ohio Mch. 20 th 08.
Commissioner of Pensioners Albany, N. Y.
Dear Sir:-
Please send me, a statement of the military history of Robert Dunlap, a soldier of the Revolution. He lived, at one time, in Seneca Co. N. Y. and died at Middletown, O.
Yours truly Mrs C. P. Hopkins 1589 Richmond Ave. Columbus, Ohio.

1878
3374 Mr not decided last year
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Lowell Mich.
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July 8 th 1899
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Robert Dunlap was an Revolutionary Soldier Enlisted from State of N.Y. his wife drew a Pension and after she died all papers was sent back to Washington What we wish to know is This, the name of Co., he was in, date of enlistment, and the office he held if any.
Mrs W.R. Parks his daugh- ter is to set a monument

to his Grave and want the above so she can have it Lettered on Monument. anything you can do in this matter will be thank- fully received, and paid for if any charges.
Very Respectfully
C. H. Parks
Lowell
Kent Co.)
Michigan

Wauconda, Iowa
July 12, 1918.
Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
If the name of Robert Dunlap occurs in the pension roll I wish you would please send me a certificate of his service. He was born July 28, 1753 & died 1825. I think he en- listed from Conn.
Rev. War
If Abijah Barnum drew a pension I also wish a copy of his pension certificate. I think he enlisted from Conn. The only date I have is

that of his marriage to Orpha Hamilton which is given Oct. 20, 1963-
I wish these certificates in the interest of the D.A.G.
Thanking you in advance for your trouble ) remain,
Respect. Yours.
Addie M. Lotter
"Regent"
Knappa Chapter D.A.G.

C. W. PARKS, U. S. Agent, Bell Phone 85. LOWELL, MICH. DIRECT ALL ORDERS TO LOWELL.
Established 1891.
Incorporated 1898.
Cable Address: Eclipnov. Long Distance Telephone.
10 to 20 HAYDEN STREET.
Dictated by, Stenographer No.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Lowell Mich Jan 27th 1900
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Find enclosed blank filled out the best I could. I would ask this, My Mother of this Place Mrs W. R. Parks is a Widow , and an only child of Robert Dunclop, that is now living. She is an old Lady 74 years old and she wishes to erect a monument to her mother Grace, and wishes to know if there is any chance for her to receive a Pension or help of any kind to assist her in her buying a monument & etc. anything you can do for her will be thankfully received. and am willing to pay for same if there is any charges.
Very Respectfully
C. W. Parks Lowell Mich Grant Co.

17.05 Hero. #1329 Yale Place, Apartment #5, Minneapolis, Minnesota. March 31st, 1921
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
A pension was allowed to Robert Dunlap (Revolutionary Solider) on his application dated April 4th, 1834, Middletown, Ohio, who gave his age at the date of application as 82 years.
I am a lineal desentent of Robert Dunlap and in making application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution am endeavoring to obtain the date and place of birth of said Robert Dunlap, also the name of his first wife (the mother of a son born Aug. 8th 1796). If the data in regard to pensions was as complete at that time as it is at this, it is possible that your office can supply me with at least a portion of this information.
If not, perhaps you can refer me to the Department of the Government from which it will be possible for me to obtain historic data in regard to Revolutionary Soliders.
I thank you very much for your courtesy in replying, which I assure you will be very much appreciated.
Respectfully,
Elizabeth Shepard
P.S. - Residence of Robert Dunlap at the time of his enlistment was Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

MRS. L. LEE DUNLAP 80 OTTAWA DR. PONTIAC-MICHIGAN
Veterans Administration Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
I should like very much to have a copy of the Pension claim of Robert Dunlap who died in Perysburg Ohio 1838. He was born Pennysbacker Pa. in 1752. and was a private from Henderson Co. N. Jersey. May I also have the pension claim of Thomas Mighell (Miles) of Clinton Co. N.Y. I imagine he lived in Peru N.Y. in Clinton Co., when he applied for pension.
I want to thank you for your cooperation and help in securing several other pension records, which have been of great help to me.
Thanking you for your help in this matter, I am,
Very truly
(Mrs. L. Lee) Hazel Sheldon Dunlap.
Oct 4 1939.

J. H. D.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary war may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
O. W. & N. DIV.
Washington, D. C. Nov 21 1899.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR Sir:-
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that the courtesy of furnishing information relative to Revolutionary war soldiers, on account of whose service pensions were granted, is extended by this Bureau only to their descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes.
In view of the large number of such inquiries now being made, and of the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, information will not be given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers.
In order that the claim of the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, it is requested that you furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.
Very respectfully, Mr. C. W. Parks, Lowell, Michigan. Kent Co.
J. H. Davenport Acting Commissioner.
Full name of soldier, Robert Dunlap Place of residence before service, State of N.Y. (Town, county, and State.) Place of residence after service, Perrysburg Ohio (Town, county, and State.) Approximate date of death, July 25th 1836
→ Given name of widow, Anna Dunlap Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? Yes, he received pension
Additional information, and after his death Mrs Anna Dunlap received pension until her death Jan 28th 1889.
Signature, C. W. Parks (Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady)
Post-office address, including street and number, town, county, and State. Lowell, Michigan (Kent Co.)

for a statement of the military history of Robert Dunlap a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Par. F. 8374.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Immediately after declaration of war. - Pri. Gulick Beavers. N.J.   March 1776 1 mo. " Cornelius Gearhart George Ely. "   Oct. 1776 1 " " Jacob Gearhart - "   Winter 1777 3 " " Samuel Gvenendyke. Chambers. "   - Served under Capt. Circeland  and 5 other officers   entire service was  on different tours, during a period of 5 years.  
Battles engaged in, Millstone Creek, Van Ness' Mills, Alexander, Hunterdon Co., N.J. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hunterdon Co., N.J. Date of application for pension, Apr. 24, 1834  Ch. Ch. Residence at date of application, Middletown Twp., Ward Co., Ohio. Age at date of application, Born July 28, 1752, at Pennypack, near Phila. Pa.  Died July 25, 1834.
Remarks: He lived at one time in Seneca Co., N.Y.
Very respectfully, I think card will do.  Mrs. C. P. Hopkins.
(Date of death taken from agency book.) Commissioner.

October 25, 1939.
Mrs. L. Lee Dunlap 80 Ottawa Drive Pontiac, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Robert Dunlap S. 8374 Thomas Migbell R. 7161
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Dunlap, who was born in 1753 in Pennsylvania, and died in Ohio in 1838, also, the record of Thomas Migbell (Miles) who applied for pension while a resident of Pura, New York.
The records of these two soldiers are furnished you herewith as found in claims for pension-Robert Dunlap, S. 8374 and Thomas Migbell-R. 7161.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. War Section.
EW
April 27, 1931.
Elizabeth Shepard, #1339 Yale Place, Apt.#5, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated March 31, 1931, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War claim, S. F. 8374, it appears that Robert Dunlap was born July 28, 1752, in Pennypack, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and that he died July 25, 1834.
No mention is made of the name of his first wife, nor is there any family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.